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1. Brennan's
4.7
Exceptional(13543)
$$$$
• Creole • French Quarter
Booked 109 times today
Celebrating 80 years in 2026 • Wine Spectator Grand Award • James Beard Foundation Finalist • The New York Times Top 25 (New Orleans) & Top 50 (U.S.) • Condé Nast Traveler “Best Restaurants in the World.”Welcome to Brennan's, in the heart of the French Quarter! Chef Kris Padalino's menus marry classic Creole traditions with inspired, contemporary influences. Breakfast at Brennan’s is a spirited, indulgent way to begin your day! Bubbles at Brennan's Happy Hour features discounted bottles of premium Champagne. Flaming Bananas Foster, invented at Brennan's, is a timeless New Orleans tradition. Dine in one of 8 glamorous dining rooms, our famously lush courtyard, or our spectacular wine cellar.
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2. Restaurant August
4.9
Exceptional(8379)
$$$$
• Contemporary French / American • Central Business District
Booked 26 times today
August is a Contemporary Creole restaurant creating unique dishes with a focus on Louisiana ingredients and inspired by classical training. Located in a historic 19th century French-Creole building in New Orleans’ Central Business District, the main dining room caters to the most unique dining experience. The interior is rich with original architectural details, gleaming hardwood floors, soaring columns, mahogany paneling and antique mirrors.
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3. Arnaud's
4.6
Exceptional(7851)
$$$$
• Creole • French Quarter
Booked 36 times today
Celebrate the culture and tradition of New Orleans through exquisite flavors served in the most timeless, chic setting in the French Quarter.Our menu includes both classic Creole and inventive dishes. Enjoy an expertly crafted cocktail in our award-winning French 75 Bar, delight your ears and your mouth with nightly Dixieland Jazz in our Jazz Bistro dining room, or celebrate with our fabulous Sunday Jazz Brunch. See why Arnaud’s has been celebrating over 100 years of rich history and culinary excellence.“James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program”, “James Beard Award Semi-finalist for Outstanding Hospitality”
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4. Compère Lapin
4.8
Exceptional(3179)
$$$$
• American • Central Business District
Booked 31 times today
Compère Lapin - noun - "kom-pare la-pan" - 1. anthropomorphic rabbit character who served as the mischievous protagonist in Creole and Caribbean folk tales; 2. Chef Nina Compton's restaurant at the Old No 77 Hotel & Chandlery in the Warehouse Arts District of New Orleans. Meals aren’t about trends, shock value, or opulence.Meals are about moments, memories and those who surround you at your table.We believe in the complexity of simplicity, and the power of pure flavors. Our histories, vast and varied, deserve to be memorialized and romanticized by dishes that at once remind us of home and transport us to somewhere new.We don’t make food for everyone else, we make food for you.
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5. Kenji Omakase
4.7
Exceptional(287)
$$$$
• Japanese • French Quarter
Booked 15 times today
The Kenji Omakase Experience is a multi-course menu created by the chef Matthew Nguyen, served at the sushi bar. There's limited seating Wednesday-Sunday with seatings at 5:45 and 8:30. All other guests are seated in the dining room with choice of table-side omakase or a la carte menuA traditional Japanese experience which guests leave themselves in the hands of chef and receive a meal which is seasonal, elegant, artistic and uses the finest ingredients. The chefs will take you on a tour around the world with ingredients from the Toyosu market while also highlighting the dry aging program used only at Kenji• We kindly decline requests to accommodate any dietary restrictions• A 3.95% credit card fee will be added to all non-cash payments • Service fee is added to parties of 5 or more and to go orders. • Cancellations will only be accepted up to 24 hours prior to your reservation• Any cancellations within 24 hours of the reservation will be charged $75 per person
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6. Vessel NOLA
4.6
Exceptional(2889)
$$$$
• Seafood • Mid-City / City Park
Booked 39 times today
Vessel Nola was just chosen by TripAdvisor as one of the "Top Ten one-of-a-kind Restaurants in the World". We were the only restaurant chosen for this honor in the entire U.S. Renowned Chef Wille Cooper sources fresh local ingredients incorporating many New Orleans traditions. We specialize in Fresh Seafood and New American Cuisine. Dinner is served 7 days a week & brunch Sat-Sun! Happy Hour weekdays 4-6 & Sat-Sun 2-4 (except holidays). Reservations are advised and we welcome walk-ins. Dine inside or outdoors on our gorgeous covered patio. ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST featured VESSEL as one of "8 of the Most Gorgeous Restaurants in Former Churches Worldwide". Paranormal activity lurks at VESSEL as featured on The Travel Channel's hit show "THE DEAD FILES" in the episode "Deadly Vessel". Eat, Drink, Congregate! at Vessel at New Orleans' most exciting restaurant/bar housed in a 1914 historic church in Mid-City, 10 minutes from the French Quarter just off the Canal Street Streetcar.
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7. plates
4.6
Exceptional(60)
$$$$
• Creole / Cajun / Southern • Warehouse District
Booked 23 times today
If you are visiting New Orleans and want one meal that covers more of the city than a weekend in the French Quarter, this is the table. Louisiana Roots. Global Palate. Plates is a shareable restaurant in the Warehouse District's Cotton Mill building where every culture that shaped New Orleans cooking gets its own plate.Chef Farrell Harrison sources Gulf seafood from local fishermen and rotates the menu with the season. The garlic shrimp, patatas bravas, wild mushrooms, and puff-puffs, West African beignets with cinnamon sugar, are the dishes regulars never skip. The Old World wine list leans Spanish and French, and happy hour runs daily with $8 cocktails.The room seats 150 with private dining for groups of 10 to 250, steps from the Convention Center and the National WWII Museum. Weekend brunch brings bottomless mimosas and chorizo hash. Walk-ins welcome at the bar. Reservations on OpenTable for dinner.
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8. Zasu
4.9
Exceptional(943)
$$$$
• American • Mid-City / City Park
Booked 10 times today
Zasu is a dream a long time in the making for James Beard Award winning Chef Sue Zemanick. The name Zasu is derived from Zasa, which means “once again” in Slovak, inspired by Sue’s Slovak heritage and childhood memories of family bonding in the kitchen. Located in the New Orleans neighborhood of Mid-City, Zasu’s culinary goal is to explore new ways to inspire traditional favorites by allowing fresh ingredients to speak for themselves. Here, you will find a mix of local and non-native ingredients, creating a unique dining experience that is clean and light, yet rich in experience.
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9. Briquette
4.5
Awesome(2480)
$$$$
• Seafood • Warehouse District
Booked 21 times today
Contemporary Coastal and New Orleans cuisine served in the historic Warehouse District. Briquette serves up unique seafood creations from the Louisiana Gulf waters and around the world. Seafood specialties include Louisiana Redfish On The Half Shell, Snapper Ponchartrain with Lump Crabmeat, and Whole Branzino. Features also include Prime steaks, pork porterhouse, lamb, veal and pastas. Enjoy fabulous hand-crafted cocktails and a curated wine list that is a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence Winner 6-years in a row!Wine Spectator Award of Excellence Winner 2019-2024Members of the Chaine des RotisseursNew Orleans Magazine Tops of the Town Award WinnerProud Member of Chef's Brigade Home of the Loaded Whole FishHost your group dinner, reception, or a cocktail party at Briquette. Seating for 240 guests and 400 for a reception. We also have a beautiful bar and community tables for small cocktail receptions with hors d’oeuvres.
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10. The Kingsway
4.9
Exceptional(187)
$$$$
• Contemporary Asian • Uptown
Booked 8 times today
The Kingsway is a fine dining Asian restaurant by Chef Ashwin Vilkhu, a 2025 James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef: South, and the next chapter from the family behind the acclaimed Saffron NOLA.Inspired by the deeply personal flavors of childhood dinners and the cultural crossroads of Asia, The Kingsway offers a contemporary interpretation of tradition—refined, intentional, and rooted in heritage.The four course tasting menu is an immersion in the culture and flavors of the Vilkhu family. A signature bar menu features dishes such as tuna tartare, calamari, and our signature Nitro Espresso Martini.Set in a Japandi-Scandinavian inspired space defined by clean lines, natural textures, and understated elegance, the dining room mirrors the philosophy of the kitchen: thoughtful, minimal, and quietly bold. Precision and warmth guide each guest experience, from the first pour to the last bite.

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  • mallory
    Cincinnati / Dayton •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    First and second courses were phenomenal, we 4 had the tuna and pork belly and shrimp and one other first course and two of us had the market fish and two had the gnocchi, each dish had wonderful balance on the palate and executed with fantastic detail Service was impeccable yet personable
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    Compère Lapin$$$$• American• Central Business District
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    4.8
  • GraemeGold
    Inverness / Scottish Highlands •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    Excellent food and excellent service. Praise was very attentive and made our evening experience memorable. Arnaud’s is our favourite restaurant when visiting New Orleans and we look forward to our next time.
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    Arnaud's$$$$• Creole• French Quarter
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    4.6
  • Jeff
    Fresno / San Joaquin Valley •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    I got the price fix menu and it was fabulous. Oysters, lobster, reddish and duck. All fantastic. My wife got the pork medallion with Cesar salad with smoked Oysters dressing also fantastic. The banana foster is a must and quite the show flamed at the table!
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    Brennan's$$$$• Creole• French Quarter
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    4.7
  • James
    Asheville / Western North Carolina •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    Fabulous. We did the chef tasting menu with wine pairing fabulous experience. Three hours. I lost track of the number of courses. One is the best dining experiences of my life. It is expensive. $400 per person, but worth it. Now, my new favorite NOLA restaurant.
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    Restaurant August$$$$• Contemporary French / American• Central Business District
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    4.9
  • Diane
    Nashville •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Apr 30, 2026
    Excellent food. Great service! We tried the chef tasting menu! It's worth it. For starters , we had mushroom toast, salad, olives, and cheese. The chicken was moist. The red fish so tasty! Almond cake and cheesecake, wow! All so good. I would come back again!!!!
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    plates$$$$• Creole / Cajun / Southern• Warehouse District
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    4.6

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